News Roundup: Giffords Shooting

By Curtis Prendergast

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Below is a roundup of news coverage of the Giffords shooting.

The Shooting

• GlobalPost.com: In Giffords shooting, ironies abound
• Arizona Republic: Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting details emerge
• Arizona Republic: Arizona tragedy: Little could have been done before shooting, experts say
• Arizona Daily Star: Reluctant hero can finally sleep
• TucsonSentinel.com: Safeway, other stores reopened after Giffords shooting

Funerals

• Washington Post (AP): Thousands gather for Ariz. girl’s funeral
• Arizona Republic: Arizonans say goodbye to slain 9-year-old
• Arizona Daily Star: Thousands mourn youngest who died
• TucsonSentinel.com: Westboro Baptist not traveling to Tucson for funeral protests
• Arizona Daily Star: ‘Angels’, bikers help protect girl’s funeral
• Arizona Republic: Arizona shootings: Church agrees to not protest at girl’s funeral
• Washington Post: Security tight at funeral for slain Arizona judge

Giffords medical condition

• TucsonSentinel.com: ‘Miracles happen’ – Giffords opens eye for first time after Obama visit
• TucsonSentinel.com: Friends recount Giffords’ opening eye, thumbs up
• New York Times: Doctors Call Giffords’s Progress Remarkable
• Washington Post: Major milestone: Wounded Giffords moves arms, legs
• Washington Post: Surrounded by friends, Giffords opens one eye and reaches for husband’s hands
• Arizona Republic: Giffords opens eyes, moves limbs; progress a ‘major milestone’
• Arizona Daily Star: Giffords continues ‘major leap forward’
• Washington Post: At Gabrielle Giffords’s bedside, a constant, emotional vigil after Tucson shooting
• Washington Post: Giffords’ doctors balancing role as rock stars

Obama speech

• TucsonSentinel.com: ‘Together Tucson Thrives’ slogan for brighter future
• Washington Post: Some question pep rally atmosphere at Obama speech
• Arizona Republic: Grief, energy mix as Obama honors victims, heroes

Vigils

• Arizona Daily Star: Vigils for victims of shootings
• Arizona Republic: Giffords shooting: Tucson medical center vigil draws visitors
• New York Times: At Giffords’s Synagogue, Prayers for Recovery
• Arizona Daily Star: Memorial funds set up to honor victims, hotlines help

Black bag with ammo found

• Arizona Daily Star: Bag with 9mm rounds found, linked to Loughner
• Arizona Republic: Black bag found may be tied to Giffords shooting

Gun law debate

• GlobalPost.com: Gabrielle Giffords shooting reopens US gun law debate
• Arizona Daily Star: Bill would restrict high-load magazines
• Arizona Republic: Arizona shootings: Sales of Glock pistols, accessories surge

Loughner case

• Arizona Republic: Status of Jared Loughner case
• Arizona Republic: Giffords shooting: Loughner’s fantasy world

Reactions

• GlobalPost.com: World reacts to Gabrielle Giffords shooting
• TucsonSentinel.com: Michelle Obama: Open letter to parents on Tucson tragedy
• GlobalPost.com: Foreign press makes own conclusions in Gabrielle Giffords shooting
• GlobalPost.com: Tucson’s war-zone reality
• GlobalPost.com: How the world media covered Gabrielle Giffords shooting

Context

• New York Times: In Attack’s Wake, Political Repercussions
• New York Times: In Giffords’s District, a Long History of Tension

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